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  • Health Tip: Considering Home Birth? Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:29PMTitle: Health Tip: Considering Home Birth? Category: Health News Created: 11/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008
  • Fall Babies at Higher Risk for Asthma Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: Fall Babies at Higher Risk for Asthma Category: Health News Created: 11/21/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008
  • Tech Looks to Raise Bets on Healthcare - Health Care Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:31PMExpectations for an overhaul of the U.S. health system following the election of Barack Obama as president and a desire of governments worldwide to drive costs of national health systems reinforce the belief that healthcare is an opportunity that tech companies underestimate at their own peril.
  • Tech Looks To Raise Bets On Health Care Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:34PMOne example is Intel, which earlier this month introduced a monitoring system that allows doctors to check in on patients with chronic conditions like diabetes from remote locations.
  • Tech looks to raise bets on healthcare Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:34PMLONDON (Reuters) - An aging population, spiraling medical costs and increasingly poor service are spurring more computer firms to bet on healthcare and what many of them see as a lucrative -- but relatively untapped -- market.
  • Uncertainty Is Powerful Stress Producer Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:31PMIn a newly published study, uncertainty was found to be far more stressful for highly neurotic people than dealing with a clearly negative outcome.
  • comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for October 2008 Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:03PM comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at the top online properties for October 2008 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service.
  • Like Coupons, Only Better Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:57AMHow to make money by lowering the cost of health care.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-19 15:24 UPDATE 1-WebMD, MTS end merger agreement Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:49AMNov 19 (Reuters) - Health information services provider WebMD Health Corp said it will not buy Marketing Technology Solutions Inc (MTS), and entered into an advertising services agreement with MTS. WebMD had agreed to acquire QualityHealth.com and MTS for $50 million in cash in September. On Wednesday, WebMD said it bought a minority interest in MTS, the owner of QualityHealth.com. Financial ...
  • DocSite Appoints Experienced eHealth Business Executive as Senior Vice President Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:23AM RALEIGH, N.C.----DocSite, the leader in patient registries and point-of-care decision support services to the healthcare market, announced today that Mark Wallin has been appointed senior vice president.
  • How Health Sites Can Reach Youth Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 1:11AM
  • Lean Cuisine Chicken Meals Recalled Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: Lean Cuisine Chicken Meals Recalled Category: Health News Created: 11/18/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/18/2008
  • Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 11/18/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/18/2008
  • My Pharmiweb.com Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:18AMLONDON: 13 November 2008 : The Financial Times announces it will be hosting the Global Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Conference in London on 2 and 3 December 2008. Sponsored by Deloitte the conference will take place at The Cumberland Hotel and will discuss how the pharmaceutical and life science industry can benefit from the emerging opportunities for growth in the years ahead.
  • HLTH Corporation Waives Minimum Condition Under Its Tender Offer Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 7:30AM HLTH Corporation announced today that it is waiving the minimum condition which would have required that at least 40,000,000 shares be properly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of its previously announced offer to purchase up to 80,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $8.80 per share.
  • American CareSource Holdings Appoints James T. Robinson to Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:40AM American CareSource Holdings, Inc. today announced that James T. Robinson has joined the Company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, effective immediately. Mr. Robinson, 48, will report directly to David S.
  • American CareSource Holdings Appoints James T. Robinson to Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:40AM American CareSource Holdings, Inc. today announced that James T. Robinson has joined the Company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, effective immediately. Mr. Robinson, 48, will report directly to David S.
  • Webnosis: Worth it? Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:05PMType in a few symptoms and up pops a diagnosis.
  • Webnosis: Worth it? Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:05PMType in a few symptoms and up pops a diagnosis.
  • Bottled Water: FAQ on Safety and Purity Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: Bottled Water: FAQ on Safety and Purity Category: Health News Created: 11/11/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/11/2008
  • 9-Year-Old Named 2008 Health Hero by WebMD Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 12:31PM SANTA MONICA, Calif.----Winter Vinecki, a nine-year-old girl who honored her father’s fight against prostate cancer by helping to raise more than $100,000 for Athletes for a Cure and the Prostate Cancer Foundation , has been named a WebMD 2008 Health Hero.
  • WebMD Announces 2008 Health Heroes Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 7:30AM WebMD Health Corp. today announced the honorees of the 2008 WebMD Health Heroes awards, featured in the November/December issue of WebMD the Magazine. The third annual WebMD Health Heroes Awards honor four Americans who face health issues with the vision and drive to inspire others to action.
  • High-Calorie Breakfast? Not So Fast Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: High-Calorie Breakfast? Not So Fast Category: Health News Created: 11/10/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/10/2008
  • Diabetes Alert: Insulin Syringes Recalled Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: Diabetes Alert: Insulin Syringes Recalled Category: Health News Created: 11/7/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/7/2008
  • Number of US Health 2.0 Consumers Now at 60 Million Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 12:57PM A report was released today by pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research, stating that the number of U.S. adults who are Health 2.0 consumers has risen to over 60 million. Manhattan Research defined Health 2.0 consumers as those who have conducted one of the following activities in the past 12 months: read health-related blogs, message boards or participated in ...
  • Migraines May Cut Breast Cancer Risk Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 10:16AMWomen who suffer from migraine headaches may be at significantly lower risk of developing breast cancer, a new study shows.
  • Health Tip: Hiccups Can Wreak Havoc Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 2:28PMTitle: Health Tip: Hiccups Can Wreak Havoc Category: Health News Created: 11/5/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/5/2008
  • Health Tip: Hiccups Can Wreak Havoc Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 2:28PMTitle: Health Tip: Hiccups Can Wreak Havoc Category: Health News Created: 11/5/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/5/2008
  • At Least 25,000 HPV-Linked Cancers a Year Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: At Least 25,000 HPV-Linked Cancers a Year Category: Health News Created: 11/4/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/4/2008
  • Teens Want Safe, Anonymous Sites for Health Info Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 6:38PMWhen kids today need information about sexually transmitted diseases, drug use, and pregnancy, they’re more than likely to turn to the Internet, say a new study.
  • Health Tip: Help Prevent Infertility Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 2:29PMTitle: Health Tip: Help Prevent Infertility Category: Health News Created: 11/1/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/3/2008
  • More Kids Taking Medication; Obesity Blamed Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: More Kids Taking Medication; Obesity Blamed Category: Health News Created: 11/3/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/3/2008
  • RA Diagnosis Doubles Heart Attack Odds Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: RA Diagnosis Doubles Heart Attack Odds Category: Health News Created: 10/31/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/31/2008
  • HLTH Corporation Announces Third Quarter Financial Results Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 3:00PM HLTH Corporation today announced financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2008.
  • Halloween Candy, tricks or treats? Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 9:46AMI don’t go trick-or-treating door to door, but you could say I got the day after. Everyone in the newsroom typically brings in all of their left over candy and pile it up on a desk. We all pretty much graze throughout the day.
  • Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Halted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Halted Category: Health News Created: 10/29/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/29/2008
  • Nebulized Perforomist(TM) Inhalation Solution Provided Prolonged Bronchodilation and Increased Patient Satisfaction ... Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:00PM Clinical trial data for Perforomist(TM) Solution presented at International CHEST Conference
  • HLTH Corporation Announces Commencement of Its Tender Offer Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 7:30AM HLTH Corporation announced today that it has commenced its tender offer to purchase up to 80,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $8.80.
  • Health Tip: Risk Factors for Heart Disease Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 2:31PMTitle: Health Tip: Risk Factors for Heart Disease Category: Health News Created: 10/24/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/24/2008
  • Warm Hands, Warm Heart? Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 2:29PMTitle: Warm Hands, Warm Heart? Category: Health News Created: 10/24/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/24/2008
  • Smokers Should Be Vaccinated For Pneumonia, Panel Advises Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 2:07PMAn expert panel is advising the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to add adult smokers to the list of people that should be vaccinated against bacteria that cause pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases.
  • Suicide Risk High for Middle-Aged Whites Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 2:29PMTitle: Suicide Risk High for Middle-Aged Whites Category: Health News Created: 10/22/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/22/2008
  • HLTH Corp. boosts stock buyback to as much as $704 million Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 10:35AMTwo days after it announced plans for a stock buyback program, HLTH Corp. is boosting the potential amount of repurchases. The Elmwood Park company, which owns 84 percent of online health information site WebMD, had originally authorized a repurchase program...
  • HLTH expands stock buyback plan to $704 million Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 9:41AM(AP:ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.) HLTH Corp., the parent of health care information company WebMD Health Corp., said Wednesday it will expand its previously planned stock buyback offer.
  • HLTH Corporation Announces Changes to Previously Announced Tender Offer to Repurchase Shares of Its Common Stock Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 7:00AM HLTH Corporation announced today that it has changed the terms of the tender offer it previously announced on Monday, October 20, 2008.
  • EVERYDAY HEALTH IN LICENSING DEAL Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 3:39AMYahoo! is set to announce a content-licensing agreement with the Everyday Health Network, which is challenging WebMD to become the top online health-information company. Under the agreement, Everyday Health, operated by Brooklyn-based Waterfront...
  • HealthWorldWeb Wins Health Merit Award and Announces Local Metropolitan Communities in US Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 2:01AM HealthWorldWeb.com has earned the Merit award from the WWW Health Awards in the Patient Education Information category. The site is also set to launch local communities for every metropolitan city in the United States.
  • Golden Hurricane right as rain Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 3:22PMMany are unaware of the uses of hormonal contraceptives beyond the obvious — contraception. However, lots of women on “the Pillâ€� are not even sexually active. Hormonal birth control (HBC) is widely prescribed to combat several conditions that frequently ail females of childbearing age.
  • 2 Deaths Spur Delta Crib Recall Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 2:29PMTitle: 2 Deaths Spur Delta Crib Recall Category: Health News Created: 10/21/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/21/2008
  • E-Cards Notify Sex Partners About STDs Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 2:29PMTitle: E-Cards Notify Sex Partners About STDs Category: Health News Created: 10/21/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/21/2008